Nestled in Bexley and its lovely peaceful surrounds, our beautiful Giggles Early Learning Centre (ELC) is a purpose built childcare service that has been providing families with the highest quality of early childhood education and care for 21 years. Giggles ELC features delightful homely interiors, delicious home cooked style meals and warm, nurturing educators who have all been with the service for at least 10 years; making us a leader in childcare for children between ages 6 weeks – 5 years in Bexley.

Catering to 39 children, our popular centre is made up of both indoor and outdoor space and together, provide ample opportunity for children to discover, explore, create, learn and importantly…have fun! The Giggles ELC curriculum incorporates standards from the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF) and is complemented by our unique ‘child interest driven’ programs that encourage children to be ‘active learners’ through playing and exploring their environment.

Our programs are supported by the sensory rich activity filled rooms featuring well-defined reading and educational spaces and a lovely spacious covered outdoor meals area overlooking the yard. Whilst outside, you’ll find our secure landscaped yard is full of fun equipment and lots of interesting spaces to inspire imaginative games. Whether it’s playing in the sandpit, watering the herb garden or navigating the obstacle course, our outdoor play space caters to all ages, energy levels, creative desires and interests.

Giggles ELC is privately owned and run by Anastasia Papadopoulos and Simon Leverton, Award winning child care centre operators and much loved members of the Southern Sydney community. The centre is open Monday – Friday from 7am to 6pm for 52 weeks of the year (closed on NSW Public Holidays). We cater for children between the ages of 6 weeks – 5 years.

Please contact us for any questions or to book a tour of the centre. We look forward to welcoming your family to the Giggles ELC family.

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What to bring

Our daily rate includes the provision of morning tea, cooked lunch and afternoon tea. We kindly ask that you provide the following:

One piece of fruit and . or vegetable plus a small tub of yogurt (this is shared as a fruit platter for morning or afternoon tea)

Pillow and sheet placed inside the pillow case

Bag containing spare clothes, underwear, hat and drink bottle

And if required for your child:

Nappies

Milk Bottle – 2-3yrs rest time bottle

Respect

Giggles ELC provides high quality care and education throughout our childcare service by recognising that all children, families and staff are unique individuals that need to be respected. We acknowledge that children belong first to a family, a cultural group, a neighbourhood and a wider community. We foster children’s self-worth, as well as provide an understanding of acceptance for others. We celebrate, honour and promote the diversity not just related to our centre, but the diversity of the world we live in. We do this through the combination of children, staff and family input, resources and via our community. Our program reflects the diverse culture of the world we live in, by developing children’s awareness and respect for cultural differences and similarities. Though this we are able to provide a stable, safe and loving environment that fosters a solid foundation for lifelong success.

Learn

We provide educationally appropriate recourses to assist in the development of the whole child. Children initiate their own learning through play in a stimulating environment that provides variety, choice and stability. Play should be fun, exciting, hands on, spontaneous, stimulating, interesting, relaxing, comforting, social and challenging. When a child feels safe, secure and cared for, they will engage in activities and interactions that provide these experiences, which will in turn, support their cognitive and language skills and overall development.

Our learning spaces are clean and uncluttered. Furniture, materials and toys are age-appropriate and our outdoor space is designed so supervising caregivers can observe all children at all times. It is secure, has age-appropriate outdoor equipment and opportunity for running and other large motor activities. Giggles ELC operates under the premise that an effective and caring environment will help children feel invited and welcome to explore and learn.

Our specialised staff at Giggles ELC in Bexley will ensure your children are equipped to step into the world and its challenges by equipping them with the knowledge required in their life journey.

Play

We love to play at Giggles ELC! Children learn through playing and exploring their environment and we foster this understanding by setting up ‘learning spaces’ in which the children are able to explore. These may evolve either from a chance event, an idea that has been shared or a problem posed by one or more of the children. It may also be initiated directly by the teachers. Some of these projects/learnings may last a few days to several months. The children are provided with a range of equipment that they are able to use to create, explore and delve into however they wish, allowing them to become ‘active learners’. Some of the activities that the children have opportunities to interact with are: creative (art) material, computer play, pretend play/dress ups, sensory activities, sand & water play, books, blocks, gardening, musical instruments, construction materials, puzzles & manipulatives, cooking, science materials, climbing equipment, etc. The emphasis is on teamwork between children, staff and families, rather than controlling the children’s learning. This allows for a ‘child driven program’ that creates opportunities of uninterrupted play and / or risky play depending on the interests and active learnings of the group.

In addition, play provides a wonderful opportunity for children to communicate, connect with, and enjoyment. It helps children become competent with problem solving and mastery, as well as developing their social skills such as patience, leadership and communication. Play also helps with brain development through the rich mix of cognitive, motor and language development opportunities. Importantly, play also provides an occasion for fun and laughter, both of which help children feel welcome and part of something.

Our childcare centre located in the heart of Bexley will prepare your children for the world and the many experiences it entails through the process of learning in their play-time.

Nurture

We believe in educating and ensuring children participate in practices of sustainability by promoting responsibility and respect towards the environment. Our children are seen as active participants in recycling, gardening and re using everyday household products. We empower them to make a difference in their future and do this by involving children and families in various ideas (listed below) and implementing these together, allowing them to connect with nature and the environment. In the same way as we teach the habits of healthy eating and lifestyle, we believe that children are never too young to learn to care for our environment, the creatures in it, the principles of recycling & sustainability and the food cycle.

Recycling

Children and their families are asked to bring in recyclable material from home in order to teach the children and raise awareness of the importance of recycling. We have many discussions, investigations, research and games all focused on recycling and reusing and not wasting. We are very conscious of our world at our centre and all work together to pick up rubbish and keeping our environment clean. We use all recyclable materials to create things like robots, boats, cars, wind chimes etc.

Worm Farms

We are currently working with the children on researching how we can have the best worm farm ever! Our children show a lot of curiosity and interest with the worms and help to feed them on a weekly basis with scraps from the kitchen. This has also helped reduce a noticeable amount of waste and increased our recycling.

Vegetable Patch

Helping take care of the vegetable patches is a highlight of the day! Children show a lot of enjoyment getting their hands dirty through planting and maintaining the vegetables and at the end of each day, they are encouraged to empty their water bottles into the gardens – thus teaching them about not wasting water.

Through exploring these different areas, our childcare centre based in Bexley will ensure your children understand the importance of respecting the environment and those around them.

Our Qualities

Respect

Giggles ELC provides high quality care and education throughout our childcare service by recognising that all children, families and staff are unique individuals that need to be respected. We acknowledge that children belong first to a family, a cultural group, a neighbourhood and a wider community.

Learn

We provide educationally appropriate recourses to assist in the development of the whole child. Children initiate their own learning through play in a stimulating environment that provides variety, choice and stability.

Play

We love to play at Giggles ELC! Play provides a wonderful opportunity for children to connect with and enjoy one another. Apart from being fun, play also has many benefits for your child. Play provides a bond and an opportunity for communication.

Nurture

We believe in educating and ensuring children participate in practices of sustainability by promoting responsibility and respect towards the environment. Our children are seen as active participants in recycling, gardening and re using everyday household products.